When Lauren Kean and Francesca Bianco became best friends on the first day of school in the seventh grade, they didn't realize they would share a lifetime of triumphs and struggles-from their fondest dreams, to sensuous romances, high-profile careers, globe-trotting adventures, handsome men, and murder. Lauren fulfills her ambition to become a doctor, settles into her New York practice, and marries brilliant psychiatrist Kenny Stevens. But her...